Hi Shoaib
Thanks for the response.
Sorry - I forgot to mention that I am using PostgreSQL 8.3.9 on Ubuntu 9.04.
And just to be clear - I am not suggesting that there is a bug in Postgresql
:-)
I am just trying to clarify what it does and doesn't do.
Regards, Tony
On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Shoaib Mir <shoaibmir(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Tony Day <tonyd(at)panztel(dot)com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I guess what I would really like to know is - is it possible that
>> autovacuum will request a AccessExclusiveLock and if yes, under what
>> circumstances?
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>>
> IIRC, there was a similar bug in pre 8.3. Which version are you using?
>
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